Hapoel's historic triumph

Hapoel Tel Aviv beat Parma, twice winners of the Uefa Cup, 2-1 last night to secure a place in the quarter-finals ­ the best showing by an Israeli team in a European competition.

The first leg played last week in Tel Aviv ended 0-0. But at the Ennio Tardini stadium, Slovenian striker Milan Osterc gave Hapoel a 1-0 lead in the first half before Istavan Pishont added another nine minutes in the second and Emiliano Bonazzoli pulled one back for the Italians.

Milan, having dropped their off-form striker Andriy Shevchenko, struggled to overcome the Dutch side Roda JC, winning only 3-2 on penalties after a 1-0 home defeat left the aggregate at 1-1. Four successive penalties were missed, but the Romanian Cosmin Contra kept his nerve.